[PATCH v1 17/27] ACPICA: Improve argument parsing in acpi_ps_get_next_simple_arg()

From: Rafael J. Wysocki

Date: Wed May 27 2026 - 14:17:34 EST


From: ikaros <void0red@xxxxxxxxx>

Improve argument parsing in acpi_ps_get_next_simple_arg() to handle
remaining AML data safely.

Link: https://github.com/acpica/acpica/commit/ecbb8bcfe301
Signed-off-by: ikaros <void0red@xxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Rafael J. Wysocki <rafael.j.wysocki@xxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/acpi/acpica/psargs.c | 78 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-----
1 file changed, 68 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/psargs.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/psargs.c
index 3526ea109414..064652d11d9a 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/psargs.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/psargs.c
@@ -384,6 +384,8 @@ acpi_ps_get_next_simple_arg(struct acpi_parse_state *parser_state,
u32 length;
u16 opcode;
u8 *aml = parser_state->aml;
+ u32 remaining = (u32)ACPI_PTR_DIFF(parser_state->aml_end, aml);
+ u64 partial_value;

ACPI_FUNCTION_TRACE_U32(ps_get_next_simple_arg, arg_type);

@@ -393,8 +395,13 @@ acpi_ps_get_next_simple_arg(struct acpi_parse_state *parser_state,
/* Get 1 byte from the AML stream */

opcode = AML_BYTE_OP;
- arg->common.value.integer = (u64) *aml;
- length = 1;
+ if (remaining >= 1) {
+ arg->common.value.integer = (u64)*aml;
+ length = 1;
+ } else {
+ arg->common.value.integer = 0;
+ length = 0;
+ }
break;

case ARGP_WORDDATA:
@@ -402,8 +409,19 @@ acpi_ps_get_next_simple_arg(struct acpi_parse_state *parser_state,
/* Get 2 bytes from the AML stream */

opcode = AML_WORD_OP;
- ACPI_MOVE_16_TO_64(&arg->common.value.integer, aml);
- length = 2;
+ if (remaining >= 2) {
+ ACPI_MOVE_16_TO_64(&arg->common.value.integer, aml);
+ length = 2;
+ } else {
+ arg->common.value.integer = 0;
+ length = 0;
+ if (remaining > 0) {
+ partial_value = 0;
+ memcpy(&partial_value, aml, remaining);
+ arg->common.value.integer = partial_value;
+ length = remaining;
+ }
+ }
break;

case ARGP_DWORDDATA:
@@ -411,8 +429,19 @@ acpi_ps_get_next_simple_arg(struct acpi_parse_state *parser_state,
/* Get 4 bytes from the AML stream */

opcode = AML_DWORD_OP;
- ACPI_MOVE_32_TO_64(&arg->common.value.integer, aml);
- length = 4;
+ if (remaining >= 4) {
+ ACPI_MOVE_32_TO_64(&arg->common.value.integer, aml);
+ length = 4;
+ } else {
+ arg->common.value.integer = 0;
+ length = 0;
+ if (remaining > 0) {
+ partial_value = 0;
+ memcpy(&partial_value, aml, remaining);
+ arg->common.value.integer = partial_value;
+ length = remaining;
+ }
+ }
break;

case ARGP_QWORDDATA:
@@ -420,8 +449,19 @@ acpi_ps_get_next_simple_arg(struct acpi_parse_state *parser_state,
/* Get 8 bytes from the AML stream */

opcode = AML_QWORD_OP;
- ACPI_MOVE_64_TO_64(&arg->common.value.integer, aml);
- length = 8;
+ if (remaining >= 8) {
+ ACPI_MOVE_64_TO_64(&arg->common.value.integer, aml);
+ length = 8;
+ } else {
+ arg->common.value.integer = 0;
+ length = 0;
+ if (remaining > 0) {
+ partial_value = 0;
+ memcpy(&partial_value, aml, remaining);
+ arg->common.value.integer = partial_value;
+ length = remaining;
+ }
+ }
break;

case ARGP_CHARLIST:
@@ -434,10 +474,28 @@ acpi_ps_get_next_simple_arg(struct acpi_parse_state *parser_state,
/* Find the null terminator */

length = 0;
- while (aml[length]) {
+ while ((length < remaining) && aml[length]) {
+ length++;
+ }
+ if (length < remaining) {
+
+ /* Account for the terminating null */
length++;
+ } else {
+ /*
+ * No terminator found - add null at buffer boundary
+ * and report a warning
+ */
+ ACPI_WARNING((AE_INFO,
+ "Invalid AML string: no null terminator, truncating at offset %u",
+ (u32)(aml - parser_state->aml)));
+
+ /* Add null terminator at the boundary */
+ if (remaining > 0) {
+ aml[remaining - 1] = 0;
+ length = remaining;
+ }
}
- length++;
break;

case ARGP_NAME:
--
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